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Having a Lovely Time Collage

Adam Robinson

United States

Collage, Paper on Canvas

Size: 30.7 W x 22.8 H x 1.8 D in

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

A collection of original, vintage British postcards arranged on painted canvas with a cut three-dimensional element. The work is mounted behind glass within a white, wooden frame. Using only postcards with a red Queen Elizabeth II stamp, these mid-century finds have been organized in a grid-like formation showing only the reverse sides. Sunken circles offer contrast to the surrounding rectangular shapes that house them. The items evoke an era of holidaying in British seaside towns before the advent of affordable continental flights. Posted from various different destinations within the UK at the time, each card’s handwritten message includes the line ‘having a lovely time’. With their own personal and individual histories, these postcards have now been brought together to form a new dialogue for the present day.

DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
Collage:

Paper on Canvas

Original:

One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

30.7 W x 22.8 H x 1.8 D in

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Adam Robinson is an artist who was born and raised in Sydney. He then lived in London for 22 years and now resides in New York City. Robinson’s work reflects his passion for colour, found materials and the processes of collecting and arranging. He draws inspiration from a wide variety of sources with architecture and the built environment being particularly influential. The found and sometimes forgotten materials he uses, with their strong sense of nostalgia and history, are a further source of inspiration and fascination to him. He aims to transform these objects such that they exist in a more contemporary and ordered context and with a clean, vibrant and geometric aesthetic. He also enjoys the emotional response that colour and repetition can bring and the notion that once the materials are altered, rearranged and framed they are perceived in an altogether different way. Since graduating in Australia with a degree in Theatre Design he has worked primarily in television as an Art Director but now focuses on his art practice. Adam Robinson has exhibited in numerous exhibitions and art fairs both in London and New York and has been highlighted by Rebecca Wilson, chief curator at Saatchi Art, as One to Watch.

Artist Recognition
Featured in One to Watch

Featured in Saatchi Art's curated series, One To Watch

Featured in the Catalog

Featured in Saatchi Art's printed catalog, sent to thousands of art collectors

Showed at the The Other Art Fair

Handpicked to show at The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art in London, London, London, London, London

Artist featured in a collection

Artist featured by Saatchi Art in a collection

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